Student Life Archives – Page 3 of 5

How volunteering can benefit you

October 26, 2016

Volunteering has always been a fun and productive way for people to give back. Whether you have volunteered with an organisation or a charity, the very basis of volunteering means to give your time to help.

Students and alcohol – a perfect pair or negative affair?

September 28, 2016

Irish people have always had a bad reputation when it comes to drinking. We are often portrayed as a nation that does nothing more than drink heavily. This of course is untrue. We have produced excellent

Understanding Anxiety

October 28, 2015

“When you’re having a panic attack there are no thoughts, just white noise. Panic and black and white. It’s difficult to look back and remember concrete feelings,”

From cyber stalking to coercive control, abuse has many forms

October 14, 2015

Women’s Aid, which has been working in Ireland since 1974 have launched a campaign called 2in2u. The campaign is aimed at helping young women in relationships to be aware of what is safe and what is sinister.

The Value of Volunteering

October 14, 2015

When starting something new and unfamiliar like university, it is important to feel like you belong. There are many different ways of achieving this, through clubs and societies, being on the class representative council, or volunteering.

Getting home safely; there’s an app for that

September 30, 2015

The newest way to keep your friend in the know as you walk home is in the form of an App. The app known as companion is taking the world by storm since its release just a few weeks ago.

Love me Tinder

September 30, 2015

We live in a world where there’s an app for everything, so it’s no real surprise that relationships are moving online

My Experience at DCUfm

November 26, 2014

When I first applied for my transition year work experience at DCUfm I had little knowledge about radio or media studies. I was nervous to see whether or not I would find it interesting and

The beauty of Beijing

November 26, 2014

Róisín talks about the exquisite beauty of Beijing, its vibrant markets and how to get the best out of its rich culture.

Confessions of a McDonald’s Addict

October 1, 2014

Alana Laverty talks about being addicted to fast food.

First Year Survival Guide

October 1, 2014

A survival guide for first years

Sweet Charity

April 30, 2014

Catherine Devine looks at what DCU societies have done for charity this year.

Fresher of the Year

April 30, 2014

Eoin Lúc O’ Ceallaigh talks to The College View about his achievements as a First Year student.

What a year it has been

April 30, 2014

A recap of the Highs and Lows of DCU this year.

Life lessons on a cubicle wall

April 30, 2014

Jade O’Leary takes a closer look at the philosophical graffiti in DCU’s bathrooms.

The seven people who do assignments

April 18, 2014

Regardless of your hatred for assignments, the time to do them will always come. How do YOU deal with them?

A quality education: the third-level funding crisis

April 16, 2014

The College View looks at the impact funding cuts are having on universities and whether there is any solution to the crisis of third-level funding.

Sober as a…student?

April 16, 2014

What to do when another night out on the beer seems too much? Sober Soc is here to help, a society based around alcohol-free events.

No summer job? No problem – how to spend your holidays

April 16, 2014

Here’s The College View’s fool-proof guide of how to spend those long summer days if you haven’t managed to snag one of those pesky jobs.

The six reasons why students vote

March 31, 2014

Some students go to hustings during the election period, but smart students make decisions based on free sweets.

What you REALLY do during Reading Week

March 20, 2014

By Janine Kavanagh Reading week. The bi-annual reprieve from lectures, assignments and the stress of college has arrived. For those of us in faculties that support it anyway. A whole week when we should be

Seven extremely valid reasons to go to NuBar

March 19, 2014

By Jade O’Leary 1. To celebrate/drown your sorrows after receiving exam results What better way to celebrate the fact that you’re officially a genius (you got over 50% in two whole modules after all) than

Time to accept working for free, even after college?

March 19, 2014

Suzanne Cooper weighs up the value of unpaid internships and if they’re a necessary evil to get your foot in the door.

Seven signs DCU is Hogwarts

March 8, 2014

You thought you’d never get the magical experience that Hogwarts has to offer. That is, until you accepted a place in Dublin City University.

Internships: Are they worth it?

March 5, 2014

With Intra coming up for many students, is an internship even worthwhile these days?